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Author Archives: Ernie Barsamian

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Tariffs, Oil, and The Boss: Unpacking the Impact of New Legislation and Market Shifts

US Senator Lindsey Graham has proposed new legislation to impose tariffs on nations buying crude oil or petroleum products from Iran. Due to growing demand, Iran is now looking to increase its output by 20% increase over its existing production.    So the way this would work would be that any country buying Iranian oil would then be penalized […]

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A wide ranging Discussion with Darius Sweet Chairman of the Board at GTI Statia

Our Guest today on Tank Talk is Darius Sweet, current Chairman of the Board at GTI Statia. A career spanning over 30 plus years in the oil Industry and a former CEO, Darius recounts his impressive career and sheds light  on the current landscape of the industry in this episode .     

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Rolling with the Tank Tiger: Storage Inquiries, Market Trends, and Economic Insights

Last week The Tank Tiger fielded a cornucopia of storage inquiries including Veg Oil, Distillate, fuel oil, Surfactant, Polyol, Clean Products and Marine Gas Oil. We’re pleased to say that we were able to hook up most of these inquiries for a potential storage deal with our terrific terminal operators. We’d like to think that no one […]

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A Wide Ranging discussion on the Oil Market Crude & Products with Jim Mitchell Wood Mackenzie

Today’s Guest on Tank Talk is Jim Mitchell at Wood Mackenzie. Jim shares his perspective on the current oil market landscape. The episode covers the Transmountain Pipeline affect, Inventories, US Crude Exports, and much more.

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Gasoline, Distillate, & Crude Market Spotlight on Inventory release day

As of today, July 24, 2024, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is experiencing a moderate increase. The current spot price is approximately $81.25 per barrel, down slightly by 0.22% from the previous day but up by 5.44% from the same time last year. This slight decline comes after a bullish report […]

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The Evolution of Midstream Asset Ownership: From MLPs to Private Equity and the Rise of Private Credit

The 2017 change in corporate tax rates from 35 to 21 percent had a direct effect on the ownership of midstream assets.  The Master Limited Partnership (MLP) structure no longer had the same competitive advantage when it came down to minimizing taxable earnings. As a result, some assets that were once deemed core and strategic to some […]

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Global Renewable Fuel Discussion with Wesley Monteiro at S&P Global – Platts

Today’s Guest on Tank Talk is Wesley Monteiro at S&P Global – Platts. In this Episode our topic is Renewable fuels. Wesley shares his perspective on the transformation of Renewable Fuels on the current & future landscape of energy industry.

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Goldilocks Economy: Market Cheers Amid Lower Inflation and Jobless Claims, But Oil Prices Remain a Wild Card

Last week saw headline prices declining during the month for the first time in four years. Along with it, annual inflation fell below 3% for the first time in a year. Core inflation was better than forecast, coming in at 3.3% which was the lowest in three years.  Supporting this positive economic news was the fact that there […]

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A Tale of Two Economies: The Divergent Perspectives on Our Economic Health

How can some people say our economy is doing great while others say that it’s a disaster? How can something so simple be so paradoxical? Of course, we’re all entitled to our own opinions, but no one is entitled to their own facts. The jobless rate has now been at or below 4% for over 2 years, a streak […]

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